efflux

American  

[ef-luhks] / ˈɛf lʌks /

Also effluxion

noun

1. outward flow, as of water.

2. something that flows out; effluence.

3. a passing or lapse of time.

4. a passing away; expiration; ending.

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Etymology

Origin of efflux

1635–45; < Medieval Latin effluxus, equivalent to Latin ef- ef- + fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -sus, for -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

Efflux is the process that cells use to get rid of a drug -- imagine pumping water out of a flooded basement -- and is a significant mechanism by which cells become resistant to therapy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024

Efflux is that which flows from, and is generally predicated of that which proceeds from below upwards.

From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Swedenborg, Emanuel

"Efflux of time," Esmo replied with an ironical smile.

From Across the Zodiac by Greg, Percy

This is so true, that even when the Efflux happens, if their Weakness still continues, the Patients are far from being the better for it, but the reverse.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)